Westerlo prevails over Standard Liège 2-1

WESTERLO. Westerlo bested Standard Liège to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Westerlo prevails over Standard Liège 2-1

WESTERLO. Westerlo conquered Standard Liège to win 2-1. It was Westerlo to strike first with a penalty of Nicolas Madsen at the 36′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Griffin Yow gave the win to Westerlo in the 62′ minute with a goal. Standard Liège was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jasper Vergoote with the help of Michael Geerolf and Nicolas Maszowez. The 4th official was Simon Bourdeaud’hui. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.52 degrees Celsius or 54.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Westerlo

2 - 1

Team 1

Standard Liège

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 13 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 79 Attack 121
  • 45 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Standard Liège was in firm control of the ball 63% while Westerlo was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Standard Liège had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Westerlo managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Westerlo shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Standard Liège shot 12 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Westerlo received 2 yellow cards (Romeo Vermant  and Jordan Bos). On the opposite side, Standard Liège received 1 yellow card (Souleyman Doumbia).

Match Timeline

21'
Hakim Sahabo- sub ->Marlon Fossey
Nicolas Madsen(penalty)
36'
45'
Konstantinos Laifis(goal)Hayao Kawabe
45'
Souleyman Doumbia- Yellow
Jordan Bos- Yellow
46'
G. Yow(goal)Romeo Vermant 
62'
65'
Moussa Djenepo- sub ->Kamal Sowah
R. Vermant- Yellow
71'
Nacer Chadli- sub ->Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
77'
81'
William Balikwisha- sub ->Souleyman Doumbia
81'
Seydou Fini- sub ->Hakim Sahabo
82'
Jonathan Panzo- sub ->Gilles Dewaele
Doğucan Haspolat- sub ->Sergiy Sydorchuk
85'
R. Tagir- sub ->Griffin Yow
85'
M. Frigan- sub ->Romeo Vermant 
90'
Thomas Van den Keybus- sub ->Nicolas Madsen
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Anderlecht
63
30
Union Saint-Gilloise
38
5
Club Brugge
51
30
Genk
47
30
Gent
47
30
Antwerp
29
5
Cercle Brugge
47
30
Mechelen
45
30
Sint-Truiden
40
30
Standard Liège
34
30
Westerlo
30
30
OH Leuven
29
30
Sporting Charleroi
29
30
AS Eupen
24
30
Kortrijk
24
30
RWDM
23
30

After this encounter, Westerlo has 29 points to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Standard Liège will stays with 28 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Westerlo will play away against Sint-Truiden on the 24th of February with a 18-9 head to head record in favor of Westerlo (6 draws).

Standard Liège will play away against Union Saint-Gilloise on the 24th of February with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Union Saint-Gilloise (2 draws).

Westerlo – Formation

Westerlo
G
Sinan Bolat   1.Turkey
6.8
D
Jordan Bos 5.Australia
6.4
46'
D
B. Reynolds 22.United States
6.3
D
Roman Neustädter 33.Russia
7.3
D
E. Bayram 40.Turkey
7.5
M
Nicolas Madsen 8.Denmark
7.9
90' Goals36'
M
Sergiy Sydorchuk 15.Ukraine
7.1
85'
M
G. Yow 18.United States
8.5
85' Goals62'
M
A. Piedfort 46.Belgium
6.6
M
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 90.Iran
6.3
77'
F
R. Vermant 17.Belgium
7.7
90' 71'
Substitutes
G
Nick Gillekens 20.Belgium
D
Pietro Perdichizzi 2.Belgium
D
Bakary Haidara 3.Ivory Coast
D
R. Tagir 24.Turkey
6.8
85'
D
Edisson Jordanov 32.Bulgaria
M
Mathias Fixelles 4.Belgium
M
Doğucan Haspolat 6.Netherlands
6.8
85'
M
Thomas Van den Keybus 39.Belgium
90'
M
Nacer Chadli 89.Belgium
6.8
77'
F
M. Frigan 9.Croatia
90'

Westerlo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Rik Demil decided to play with the following team: Sinan Bolat (6.8), Bryan Reynolds (6.3), Emin Bayram (7.5), Roman Neustädter (7.3), Jordan Bos (6.4), Sergiy Sydorchuk (7.1), Arthur Piedfort (6.6), Griffin Yow (8.5), Nicolas Madsen (7.9), Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (6.3) and Romeo Vermant  (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Pietro Perdichizzi, Bakary Haidara, Mathias Fixelles, Doğucan Haspolat (6.8), Matija Frigan, Nick Gillekens, Ravil Tagir (6.8), Edisson Jordanov, Thomas Van den Keybus and Nacer Chadli (6.8).

Westerlo could not rely on the presence of Matija Frigan (injured).

Substitutions

Westerlo made 5 changes: Sergiy Sydorchuk for Doğucan Haspolat (85′), Griffin Yow for Ravil Tagir (85′), Allahyar Sayyadmanesh for Nacer Chadli (77′), Romeo Vermant  for Matija Frigan (90′) and Nicolas Madsen for Thomas Van den Keybus (90′).

Player of the match: Griffin Yow​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Westerlo was Griffin Yow.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 21. He performed 4 crosses.

Standard Liège – Formation

Standard Liège
G
Arnaud Bodart 16.Belgium
6.8
D
Gilles Dewaele 2.Belgium
6.8
82'
D
Marlon Fossey 13.United States
6.7
21'
D
Souleyman Doumbia 15.Ivory Coast
6.8
81' 45'
D
Konstantinos Laifis 34.Cyprus
7.5
Goals45'
M
Hayao Kawabe 6.Japan
7.3
M
Isaac Price 8.Northern Ireland
7.0
M
Steven Alzate 17.Colombia
7.3
M
Kamal Sowah 18.Ghana
6.4
65'
M
Aiden O'Neill  24.Australia
7.0
F
Kelvin Yeboah 9.Italy
7.3
Substitutes
G
Matthieu Epolo 40.Belgium
D
Jonathan Panzo 5.England
6.7
82'
M
Moussa Djenepo 19.Mali
7.0
65'
M
William Balikwisha 22.Belgium
7.0
81'
M
Hakim Sahabo 33.Rwanda
6.4
21'
F
Seydou Fini 11.Italy
6.8
81'
F
S. Perica 28.Croatia

Standard Liège started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Ivan Leko played with: Arnaud Bodart (6.8), Marlon Fossey (6.7), Gilles Dewaele (6.8), Konstantinos Laifis (7.5), Souleyman Doumbia (6.8), Isaac Price (7.0), Steven Alzate (7.3), Aiden O’Neill (7.0), Kamal Sowah (6.4), Hayao Kawabe (7.3) and Kelvin Yeboah (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonathan Panzo (6.7), Seydou Fini (6.8), Moussa Djenepo (7.0), William Balikwisha (7.0), Stipe Perica, Hakim Sahabo (6.4) and Matthieu Epolo.

Standard Liège could not rely on the presence of Hakim Sahabo (injured).

Substitutions

Standard Liège made 5 changes: Marlon Fossey for Hakim Sahabo (21′), Kamal Sowah for Moussa Djenepo (65′), Souleyman Doumbia for William Balikwisha (81′), Hakim Sahabo for Seydou Fini (81′) and Gilles Dewaele for Jonathan Panzo (82′).

Player of the match: Konstantinos Laifis​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège was Konstantinos Laifis.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 84 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​